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The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers

Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press (2024), 246 pp.
"Of all the aspects of making a book, design is perhaps the most mysterious. Authors and readers surely realize that covers are designed objects that, like it or not, books are commonly judged by. But a book's interior is also the product of a designer's careful attention to such matters as where th ... more
"Als Kreative:r gestalten und realisieren Sie professionell Druckobjekte. Sie stehen für gute Gestaltung und kompetente herstellerische Umsetzung und möchten Ihren Auftraggeber:innen auch in Fragen der ökologischen Verantwortung kompetent und partnerschaftlich zur Seite stehen. Sich mit Nachhalti ... more

Ecoedición

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2022), 58 pp.
"La acción mundial por el clima aparece como una de las prioridades, cuando no como la principal prioridad, de la agenda internacional. […] Los países deberán implementar planes de acción multidimensionales que contendrán regulaciones orientadas a que las distintas industrias minimicen al má ... more

Buchherstellung: Gestaltung - Technik - Prozesse

Frankfurt am Main: Bramann (2022), 155 pp.
"Buchhersteller sind gleich mehrfach gefordert: Neben ihrer gestalterischen Kompetenz müssen sie ein Faible für technische Prozesse haben und die Fähigkeit besitzen, komplexe Prozesse auch kaufmännisch zu beherrschen. Denn die Kosten für die technische Leistung liegen im Geschäft mit Büchern ... more

99 reflexiones sobre el diseño editorial

Málaga: Jardín de monos (2021), 165 pp.
"Jorge de Buen desarrolla en estas reflexiones una inteligente crítica a algunos de los usos habituales en la composición de textos y el diseño de libros, a la vez que revaloriza conceptos y procesos de la tipografía tradicional para destacar su importancia y utilidad en la edición actual, desm ... more

Así se hace un libro

Barcelona: Arpa (2019), 196 pp.
"Este libro pretende explicarse a sí mismo, mostrar al lector cómo es y transcurre una parte de su propio proceso de gestación y alumbramiento, y explicarle con detalle cómo se diseña y ejecuta gráficamente hasta ver la luz en la imprenta y llegar a sus manos. Pero no ha sido concebido para cu ... more

The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications

Oakland: University of California Press, 4th revised, updated and expanded ed. (2019), xx, 545 pp.
"The Copyeditor’s Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, a ... more

Paper: Material, Medium and Magic

Munich; London; New York: Prestel (2018), 269 pp.
"This fascinating book looks at every aspect of paper: its history, composition, production, application, and trade. Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art ... more

Memoria de sostenibilidad: La bioindustria circular del papel y su descarbonización

Madrid: Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Pasta, Papel y Cartón (ASPAPEL) (2018), 110 pp.
"Esta quinta edición de la Memoria de Sostenibilidad del Sector Papel es la materialización de nuestro doble y prioritario compromiso con la sostenibilidad y la transparencia. El documento que editamos cada tres años cubre en esta ocasión el periodo 2015-2017, a lo largo del que se han producido ... more
"Adopting a cradle-to-grave approach, the book explores green raw materials and green design, and how eco-friendly practices can be integrated into prepress, printing, distribution, and even "beyond the door," in relation to returns. The Green Design and Print Production Handbook looks at the global ... more

Weiße Magie: Die Epoche des Papiers

Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg), Lizenzausg. (2012), 382 pp.

Book Production

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2012), xviii, 197 pp.
"The first part deals with the increasingly important role of production as project managers, a role which has not been adequately written about in any of the recent literature on publishing. The second part deals with the processes and raw materials used in developing and manufacturing print on pap ... more

A Guide to Graphic Print Production

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 3rd ed. (2011), 400 pp.
"Print production requires designers be familiar with graphic design, typography, illustration, editing, workflow management, materials, proofing, mechanical and photographic outputs, prepress processing, paper, color, manufacturing, and distribution. A Guide to Graphic Print Production covers all s ... more

Lesetypographie

Mainz: Schmidt, 5th ed. (2010), 340 pp.
"Drei Auflagen lang etablierte sich Lesetypographie als unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für Dozenten, Studierende und Praktikern. Die Anregungen, Regeln, Lektionen der Lesetypo basieren auf der Analyse von Spitzenleistungen der Buchgestaltung aus Jahrhunderten und haben zeitlose Gültigkeit. Aber natürl ... more

A Guide to Organizing Writeshops. Writeshops: A Tool for Packaging and Sharing Field Experiences

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) (2010), ix, 63 pp.

Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production

New Delhi et al.: Viva Books, 3rd ed. (2010), 494 pp.

Green Printing Guidelines

Washington, DC: Wordfirm (2009), 4 pp.
"The production of paper is both resource intensive and highly polluting. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the pulp and paper industry is the third-largest industrial consumer of energy and the fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases among manufacturers. According to the U.S. Environme ... more

Handbook on Book Paper and the Environment

New York; Washington, DC: Association of American Publishers (2008), 61 pp.

Lexikon Buch, Druck, Papier

Bern; Stuttgart; Wien: Haupt (2008), 319 pp.